Genesis 1 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Genesis 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 01_Genesis_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
1:1	ϩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ	ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	xen t̀arṡy a f̀nouti θamio ǹt̀fe nem p̀kahi	In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.
1:2	ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲓϫⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ	p̀kahi ḋe nafouonh èvol an pe naouon oukake hijen f̀noun pip̀nevma ǹf̀nouti efnai efnyou hijen ǹmou	But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.
1:3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ	ouoh pegaf ǹje f̀nouti je mareououein ṡōpi	And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.
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1:6	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱⲙⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲡⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱ̀ⲙⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ	mareous̀tereṑma ṡōpi xen θ̀myti ǹoumou nem oumou ǹteffōrg ǹoumou nem oumou	And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was so.
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1:9	ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲛⲟⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲛⲟⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ	marefsōouh èxoun ǹje f̀mou etsapesyt ǹt̀fe èousoouhs noōt ouoh ǹtefouōnh èvol ǹje petṡouōou	And God said, Let the water which is under the heaven be collected into one place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And the water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, and the dry land appeared.
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1:11	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲏϭ ⲛⲙⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲟ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲧⲏϭ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ	pegaf ǹje f̀nouti èvol ǹhantyċ nem ouṡy na marep tavo ǹxortos eftikarpos efìri	And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit-tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.
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1:14	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ [...]	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ […]	marouṡōpi ǹje hanouōini xen p̀·s̀tereṑma ǹt̀fe èθreverou èjen p̀kahi […]	And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years.
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1:16	ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ	ⲁⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ	af̀nouti θamio ǹp̀niṡti s̀nav nrefrouoein	And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.
1:17	ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ	ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ	afkav xen p̀·s̀tereṑma ǹt̀fe	And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,
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1:19	ⲡⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ	p̀mehftoou ǹèhoou	And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
1:20	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲉⲛϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲙ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲩⲟⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ	pegaf ǹje f̀nouti je marenmou tavo èvol ǹhanċatfi m̀psiṡy evonx ouoh hanhalati evhyl ehrai èjen p̀kahi kata p̀·s̀tereṑma ǹt̀fe ouoh asṡōpi hinai	And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so.
1:21	ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲕⲩⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲛϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϣⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ	ⲁⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲕⲩⲧⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲍⲱⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉϣⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩ	af̀nouti θamio ǹǹniṡti ǹkitos ouoh psiṡy niven ǹzōon ǹċatfi ǹtammoou tavoou ehrai kata nougenos ouoh halyt niven eṡafhōl kata genos a f̀nouti nōou je naneou	And God made great whales, and every living reptile, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature that flies with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good.
1:22	ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉϩⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲛⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲁϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁϩⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	afs̀mou èrōou efgō m̀mos je àṡai ǹtetennaiai ǹtetenmahnmou etxen ǹθalassa ouoh ǹhalaate marouàṡai ehrai èjen p̀kahi	And God blessed them saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth.
1:23	ⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲉϩϯⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ	ⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣⲏϯ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϯⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ	aerouryti ṡōpi ahtooue ṡōpi p̀mehtiou ǹèhoou	And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
1:24	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲛϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲑⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲥⲟⲛϧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲃⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ	pegaf ǹje f̀nouti je marep̀kahi tavo èvol ǹoupsiṡy esonx kata genos ǹtvny nem ǹċatfi ouoh ǹθirion ǹp̀kahi kata genos ouoh ǹtvnooue kata genos ouoh asṡōpi hinai	And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind, quadrupeds and reptiles and wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and it was so.
1:25	ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ	ⲁⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩ	af̀nouti θamio ǹǹθyrion ǹp̀kahi kata genos ouoh ǹtvnooue kata genos ouoh ǹċatfi tyrou ǹp̀kahi kata nougenos a f̀nouti nōou je naneou	And God made the wild beasts of the earth according to their kind, and cattle according to their kind, and all the reptiles of the earth according to their kind, and God saw that they were good.
1:26	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲡⲉϫⲉϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	pejef ǹje f̀nouti je marenθamio ǹourōmi kata tenhikōn ouoh kata penìni ouoh marouerċois ehrai èjen ǹtevt ǹt̀θalassa nem ǹhalati ǹt̀fe nem ǹtvnooue nem ǹθyrion ǹp̀kahi tyrf ouoh èjen ċatfi niven etmoṡi hrai hijen p̀kahi	And God said, Let us make man according to our image and likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the flying creatures of heaven, and over the cattle and all the earth, and over all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
1:27	ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ	ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ	a f̀nouti θamio ǹp̀rōmi kata t̀·hikōn ǹf̀nouti afθamioou ouhōout nem ous̀·himi afθamioou	And God made man, according to the image of God he made him, male and female he made them.
1:28	ⲁϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉϩⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲧⲃⲧ ⲛⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲛϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ	ⲁϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁϩⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ	afs̀mou èrōou ǹje f̀nouti efgō m̀mos je àṡai ǹtetennaiai ǹtetenmahp̀kahi ǹtetenerċois ègōf ouoh ǹtetenarṡei èjen ǹtevt ǹt̀θalassa ouoh èjen ǹhalati ǹt̀fe nem ǹtvnooue tyrou ǹp̀kahi ouoh èjen ċatfi niven etmoṡi hrai hijen p̀kahi	And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the seas and flying creatures of heaven, and all the cattle and all the earth, and all the reptiles that creep on the earth.
1:29	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧ ⲛϭⲣⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϭⲣⲟϭ ⲛϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ϫ̀ⲣⲟϫ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓϯ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϫ̀ⲣⲟϫ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙ	pegaf ǹje f̀nouti je is·hyppe aiti nōten ǹxortos niven et ǹg̀rog ǹsiti etṡop hijen p̀kahi ouoh ṡyn niven evnkarpos ǹxytf ǹg̀rog ǹtefṡōpi nōten ǹouōm	And God said, Behold I have given to you every seed-bearing herb sowing seed which is upon all the earth, and every tree which has in itself the fruit of seed that is sown, to you it shall be for food.
1:30	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁϯ	ouoh ǹθyrion tyrou ǹp̀kahi ouoh ǹhalati	And to all the wild beasts of the earth, and to all the flying creatures of heaven, and to every reptile creeping on the earth, which has in itself the breath of life, even every green plant for food; and it was so.
1:31	ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ	af̀nouti nōou eenkai niven etafθamioou ouoh is hyppe naneou èmaṡō	And God saw all the things that he had made, and, behold, they were very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Provenance

title: Genesis 1
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 01_Genesis_01
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Genesis 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 01_Genesis_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Genesis/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Genesis 1 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 01_Genesis_01)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Genesis 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 01_Genesis_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=1 aspirate_boundary_resolved=2 editorial_lacuna=1 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 stroke_unified=3 th_resolved=1 tokens=259
file: Bible/Old Testament/Genesis/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Genesis 1 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Genesis 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 01_Genesis_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Genesis/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 22 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 01_Genesis_01 (22 lines)

Cite as:

Genesis 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 01_Genesis_01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/genesis/01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Genesis 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 01_Genesis_01, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.